Hardi (Lund, Sweden) has also joined Tensilica's Diamond Standard partner program, the company said.

"Our Diamond Standard processors have been prototyped and verified with great success on Haps products by several of our customers and partners," said Larry Przywara, director of strategic alliances at Tensilica (Santa Clara, Calif.). "Our customers appreciate the flexibility and cost-effectiveness that the highly modular Haps products provide. Hardi is a solid platform for verifying multi-million gate ASIC designs."